VOA标准英语2009-Obama Says Nuclear-Armed N. Korea is Grave T

U.S. President Barack Obama said North Korea's nuclear program poses a grave threat to the world. Mr. Obama and visiting South Korean President Lee Myung-bak told reporters that new responses must be found. S. Korean Pres. Lee Myung-bak and Pres.Bar

VOA标准英语2009-Obama: Demonstrators Reflect Growing Desire

U.S. President Barack Obama is continuing to call for an end to post-election violence in Iran. He said he does not want to intervene in the election dispute. The president said he senses a desire for change among the Iranian public. President Barac

VOA标准英语2009-Europe's Airbus Reports Orders for New Plane

Airbus announced Tuesday it had secured orders for 16 new A321 planes from Vietnam Airlines and another five A320 craft from budget Cebu Pacific airlines of the Philippines. The day before, Airbus said that Qatar Airways had also ordered A320 aircra

VOA标准英语2009-US Creates Military Cyber Command to Defend

The U.S. Defense Department is in the final stages of creating a new military command to defend against attacks on the nation's military computer systems. We report from the Pentagon on plans for U.S. Cyber Command. Deputy Secretary of Defense Willi

VOA标准英语2009-New US Commander for Afghanistan to Implemen

General Stanley McChrystal has officially taken over as the new commander of American and NATO forces in Afghanistan. The Obama administration is counting on the four-star general to implement a new and ambitious strategy to turn the tide against a

VOA标准英语2009-Official Says Ethiopian Troops Back in Somal

A local official in Somalia says Ethiopian troops are now staying at a military base near a town in the central part of the country. The reported sighting of Ethiopian troops in central Somalia is just one of several from around the country. In an i

VOA标准英语2009-IAEA Chief Urges Iran to Open Nuclear Dialog

The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency is urging Tehran to accept a U.S. offer for dialogue and also allow better monitoring of its disputed nuclear program. The move follows disputed presidential elections in Iran, which did not appear

VOA标准英语2009-Obama Urges Physicians to Support Health Car

U.S. President Barack Obama is continuing his campaign to reform the American health care system. He is urging the nation's doctors to put aside their skepticism and back changes that he says are needed to bring skyrocketing medical costs under cont

VOA标准英语2009-Iran Presidential Election Protests Reflect

The controversial outcome of Iran's presidential election has prompted a potentially explosive political crisis. Post-election fights have erupted in the streets and in the corridors of power in Tehran that are the continuation of a bitter political

VOA标准英语2009-US 'Deeply Troubled' By Reported Iranian Vio

The Obama administration is ratcheting-up its expressions of concern about the situation in Iran, given new reports of government-inspired violence against election protesters. A suspected member of a pro- government militia (C) beats people at a ra

VOA标准英语2009-Iranians Take to the Streets to Protest Elec

Thousands of Iranians have staged another rally against the re-election of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, defying a government ban on protests. Hundreds of thousands of Iranian supporters of defeated reformist presidential candidate Mir Hossein Mous

VOA标准英语2009-100th Paris Air Show Opens

The Paris Air Show marks its 100th anniversary Monday amid rain, a gloomy economic forecast and lingering uncertainty over Airbus aircraft, following the still unexplained Air France crash over the Atlantic Ocean, two weeks ago. Rain falls at the Pa

VOA标准英语2009-Britain to Hold Independent Inquiry into Ira

British Prime Minister Gordon Brown has announced a broad, independent inquiry into the country's involvement in the Iraq war. But despite considerable pressure, Mr. Brown said the inquiry would not be held in public. British PM Gordon Brown at 10 D

VOA标准英语2009-Cambodia Tribunal Reduces Sentence for Khmer

Cambodia's U.N.-backed war crimes tribunal has ruled a former Khmer Rouge torture chief now on trial was detained unlawfully by the military and would be compensated for time served. The ruling means the only Khmer Rouge official to face justice can

VOA标准英语2009-N. Korean Nuclear Threat Expected to Dominat

South Korean President Lee Myung-bak has departed for the United States, where he plans to meet with President Obama. Security issues related to the North Korean nuclear threat and the recent United Nations response, are expected to top the agenda.

VOA标准英语2009-UN Boosting Telecommunications to Improve He

The United Nations is helping modernize telecommunications for health workers in West Africa so they can better access information about disease and consult with physicians in remote areas. The World Health Organization says Africa is lagging behind

VOA标准英语2009-African Football Fans Celebrate Opening Day

In South Africa, about 50,000 football fans Sunday packed a stadium in Johannesburg to celebrate the opening of the Confederations Cup. Millions more also gathered in cafes, restaurants and homes to watch. Performers form flag of S. Africa during th

VOA标准英语2009-Mitchell Hints of Possible Accord on Mideast

The Obama administration's special envoy for Israeli-Palestinian peacemaking, George Mitchell, indicated on Tuesday that an agreement on new peace talks between the two sides might be only weeks away. Mitchell noted that shared concern among Israel

VOA标准英语2009-Demonstrator Killed by Gunfire at Iranian El

Iran's pro-reform leader Mir Hossein Mousavi addressed tens of thousands of supporters in the Iranian capital Tehran Mondduring a huge rally to protest the re-election of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. There were reports by eyewitnesses that a demon

VOA标准英语2009-Biden: US Committed to Nokor Sanctions

Vice President Joe Biden says the United States is committed to enforcing enhanced U.N. sanctions against North Korea, despite defiant statements from Pyongyang. Vice President Joe Biden in Washington (File) North Korea says new U.N. sanctions could